I'll be nice and add another chapter lol.
Chapter 2
Ellie walked home from school that day and looked in her mailbox for any letters. She couldn't find any. She sighed and walked into her cottage and sat down at the table in the kitchen.
"What's wrong dear?" Her mother asked walking from the stove and over to her daughter.
"I still haven't got my letter in the mail yet." Ellie said.
"Well you still have another week." Her mother said.
"Mother the applications stop getting handed out this Friday, it's no use wishing, I've missed out." Ellie said with tears in her eyes.
"Oh Ellie dear, there's always next year." Her mother said, patting Ellie on the back.
"I can't wait another year! Tegan has got in. I want to go with her." Ellie explained.
"Well Ellie, Tegan is a little richer then we are. So maybe that's way she got in and you didn't." Her mother replied.
"Mother, the applications go out for your talent! Not your money." Ellie said.
Her mother sighed. "Speaking of Tegan, you realized that she wasn't in school today?"
"Yes." Ellie replied.
"Well her mother came by this morning, and apparently Tegan woke up quite ill." Her mother explained.
Ellie gasped. "My lord, I should go see her."
"Ok dear, just be home in time for dinner." Her mother explained.
"Yes ok." Ellie replied and walked out the front door, to go on her way to Tegan house.
"Oh Hello Ellie." Tegan's mother said as she opened the front door of their house.
"Hello, may I come in and see Tegan?" Ellie asked.
"Well ok, but don't be too long as she needs rest." Her mother explained.
"Don't worry I'll be brief." Ellie said and walked in and went into Tegan's room.
"Tegan…" Ellie said as she saw Tegan lying in bed with a water bottle on her head.
"Ellie…" Tegan said quietly.
"How are you?" Ellie asked.
"Not too good, the doctors said I have a serve case of pneumonia approaching." Tegan explained.
Ellie gasped as she covered her mouth. "You are not serious?"
"I am Ellie." Tegan sighed.
Ellie walked over and sat down on her bed.
"Are you going to be alright?" Ellie asked taking Tegan's hand.
"I really don't know." Tegan explained.
"But you were fine yesterday; I don't understand how this could have happened." Ellie said.
"Ellie, nothing can be done." Tegan said quietly.
Tears started to form in Ellie's eyes.
"Ellie, have you gotten your letter yet?" Tegan asked.
"No, I missed out." Ellie said.
"Ellie, take mine and go." Tegan said.
"What? Tegan I can't do that! It's not right!" Ellie gasped.
"Ellie I want you to be happy and do something with your life." Tegan explained.
"Tegan, this is your application, when you get better, you can go." Ellie said rubbing Tegan's hand.
Tegan shook her head. "Ellie….please promise me you'll go." Tegan said.
"Tegan, you're going to be ok, ok?" Ellie said.
"No….I'm not." Tegan said quietly.
Tears were rolling down Ellie's cheek. "Tegan….don't talk like that. You're not going to die, I won't let you." Ellie said.
"Ellie…it's over by the table, near the window." Tegan said looking at the table with the letter on it.
Ellie got up and walked over to it. She picked up the letter.
"Take it." Tegan said.
Ellie sighed. "You're going to be ok, I promise." Ellie smiled.
"I better get some rest, bye Ellie." Tegan said quietly.
"Bye Tegan." Ellie said and walked out of her room to let her friend rest.
The next day Ellie returned home from school, to find her mother sitting at the small table with her head down.
"Mother…." Ellie said, letting her mother know she was home.
"Ellie, sit down." Her mother said quietly.
Ellie walked over and sat down on a chair opposite her mother.
"Ellie, Tegan passed away this morning." Her mother said quietly.
Ellie gasped and started breathing heavily. "No…"
"Yes dear, nothing could be done." Her mother said, reaching out and rubbing Ellie's arm.
Ellie started to cry. "Why though? I promised her she wouldn't die." Ellie cried out.
"Ellie…." Her mother started.
Ellie got up and grabbed Tegan's application letter and threw it in the fireplace.
She threw a few logs on top, and then lit a fire.
She watched in agony as the letter burned up and turned into ashes.